The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-30
Rescued From . Harem.

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is gorgeous in color--seen ont ofdoors,
at the setting of the sun, it is lower in
tone. Charles Reade's Foul Play
is so packed with thrilling scenes asto
approach the sensational, /" yet there
are lives, the story OF which, if knowE,
would make it commonplace. One of
these lives, which might be prefaced
by Byron's lines:
otis strange, but true; for truth is al
ways strange:
Stranger than fiction,
is narrated by Captain s. Samules,
the famous commander Of the Dread
naught, in his autobiography entitled
From the Forecastle to the Cabin.
We condense it.
Captain Samuels, while waiting at
Constantinople for repairs on his
ship Manhattan, became acquainted
with Swede, Captain H., whose
ship was also lying in the harbor.
H. was a quiet, diffident man,
who, when twelve years of age, began
| q sailors life, because his beloved lit
tie friend, a flaxen-haired, blue-eyed
schoolmate, had been taken by her
! parents to Moscow and thence TO
Odessa. He had just arrived at
| Odessa, where he learned that the
| family had gone to Alexandria. He
lived in hope of finding some day his
early love, but the long delay had
made him serious, indeed.
One afternoon, the two captains,
l r,Ys faVN r.|I Iaya ,r,ny.o ~ coStSY
as their custom was, through the
street which led to the landing whence
they took their boats to get on board
their ships. Blank walls, twenty feet
high, extended FIVE hundred feet along
both sides OF the street, and enclosed
the palaces of two Pashas.
Only the windows OF the upper sto-
ries could be seen. One OF these win
dows was suddenly thrown open, and
a beautiful woman appeared at it.
She threw something over the wall, and
closed the window
1t was a note, and all the captains
rushed to pick itup. The Swede pock-
eted it. On arriving at the landing he
| invited Captain Samuels on board his
ship. Once on board the note was
opened by the Swede, who read it,and
with great agitation handed it to
Captain Samuels. saying. Read, and
! tell me what to do" The note was
written in good English hand, and
read as follows:
81 know you are Christians, and
will save me from this life of degrada-
tion. Entombed in this harem, ] ap-
peal TO you to save me. God, know,
will open your hearts, give wisdom,
and guide you tomorrow night to
silken thread thrown from this win
dow, near where you found my note.
TO the thread attach your answer.
Death awaits discovery
II will marry her il we rescue her
and If she viii consentW exclaimed
the romantic Swede, laying his right
hand reverently on the ships Bible.
Two captains laid their plans. The
nebt night they remained on shora
knowing that being sailors they could,
with the aid of piasters, pass the gates
of the streets, though they we're closed
at night.
The two captains, apparently kali
drunk, staggered up to the guards,
/ tissTId5d tti tiIeIn . hundred pIasters and
passed through the gate. Each carried
the usual paper lantern, and was we'll
armed. sfhe thread was found, and
their note Of reply attached. The
note was pulled up.
The note said that on the fifth night
they would attach q strong line to
thee OF the cord, and to it rope
ladder, which shs was 80 pull up. Di-
rections were given as to how she was
to secure the ladder and descend it.
The next night an answer read that
the lady. assisted by trusty eunuch,
would provide the laddder, which
they must pull towards them by a.
cord weighted by silken purse con-
tanning jewels. 1t also bade them
think well Of the danger, death
would be the penalty if they were dis
| covered.
On the eventful night, the two cap
tains reached the gate. apparently in
drunken condition, feed the guards
as before. passed through, found the
cord and the purse. The cord was
pulled gently, and drew down q laGder
made OF silk.
The two captains put their weigh Us
upon it to keep it from swayseg. "A
burden was felt upon il, ana<a men IN
white tniIic ss5fang fre5G the ladder
mpsteSed s5fnething. sorang up me
iiasldde End disapzea
Presently tlsf strain aaaounced
that some one WAS descending. 1T
was a lady. She sprang to the ground.
followed by the man, her faithful
slave. Falling on his knees, he begged
to be taken with her. 1t was inipos.
sible, as it would precipitaee the dis
covery OF her flight
The lady was calm, and the party
passed through thu gate throwing q
handful OF piasterS on the grouud.